This checklist ranks the hardest Lightning Lane Multi Passes at Walt Disney World to e-book–the #1 LLMPs in Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom. Plus, subjective technique for the pre-arrival journey reservation service past reserving the “finest” journey reservations with a purpose to maximize your time saved and decrease encountering ‘offered out’ journey reservations.
We lately checked out What’s Up with Lightning Lane Multi Move Availability at Walt Disney World? Or relatively, why there’s a lack of journey reservations, with attraction time slots filling up quicker than ever. The plain clarification is that as an alternative of everybody reserving same-day, and thus it taking longer for points of interest to e-book up, Lightning Lane choices can now be made as many as 21 days prematurely.
Relying upon whether or not staying off-site or on-site, company can now e-book prematurely, with 3-day or 7-day (plus as much as 14 days–therefore as many as 21 days) home windows for making journey reservations. With that stated, Lightning Lane Multi Move has additionally modified considerably because of variations within the attraction roster, elimination of stacking guidelines, and introduction of tiers. The results of that is that many time slots are filling up quicker–together with for points of interest you wouldn’t essentially count on.
As earlier than, Magic Kingdom is way and away the very best park for purchasing Lightning Lane Multi Move at Walt Disney World. It isn’t actually even shut. Disney’s Hollywood Studios is the second-best choice, however it has fewer LLMP points of interest. On the plus aspect, we’ve been happy with availability at DHS and on-site company ought to have the ability to do effectively in scoring a number of Lightning Lanes that’ll save a ton of time.
Lightning Lane Multi Move at EPCOT and Animal Kingdom are extra blended luggage. The previous as a result of it may be difficult to attain a number of worthwhile journey reservations, particularly in reasonable crowds or above. The latter for nearly the alternative motive–as a result of Lightning Lanes aren’t all that needed except crowds are above-average. (The silver lining, at the least, is that even the “hardest” LLMPs are Animal Kingdom are comparatively simple.)
As earlier than, crowds are the most important consider each Lightning Lane Multi Move issue and usefulness. On common, October via December might be busier than August and September. Identical goes for many of January via March 2025. (See our 2024-2025 Walt Disney World Crowd Calendars.) Increased standby wait instances means Lightning Lanes provide a higher benefit, but additionally, that extra persons are buying Lightning Lane Multi Move, that means extra “competitors” for probably the most tough and finest ones.
To that time, reserving Lightning Lane Multi Move journey reservations is not only a matter of availability. If you happen to’re staying on-site and making choices 4 or extra days prematurely, you’re more likely to have choices at each journey on this checklist however one or two. It’s additionally a matter of return instances. As I’ve been doing on-the-ground subject testing of LLMP at Walt Disney World over the course of the final week, I’ve seen that return instances are sometimes extra necessary than journey precedence.
Whereas you can also make attraction choices prematurely with Lightning Lane Multi Move, you can even make subsequent choices on the day of your park go to. When you redeem a range, you should use the My Disney Expertise app to test availability for one more Lightning Lane Multi Move expertise—and add to your plans.
Take into account this the “rolling 3 rule,” which is to say that you could at all times have 3 Lightning Lane choices (topic to availability). With the rolling 3 rule of Lightning Lane Multi-Move, you can also make your subsequent journey reservation as quickly as you’ve used one. As might be apparent, which means it behooves you to make LLMP choices as early within the day as doable to present you extra runway for subsequent choices.
The very best observe is making as early of arrival instances as doable (for at the least one attraction) with a purpose to “unlock” that 4th journey quicker. In truth, when you’re solely getting late morning or afternoon return instances, it is best to contemplate altering your Group B choices with a purpose to prioritize for a mix of return time and journey precedence. Don’t e-book Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean, for instance, if each have return instances within the afternoon. Go for the following highest precedence with an early return to unlock that 4th choose.
Therefore a few of the non-headliners or secondary points of interest which have made this checklist of probably the most tough Lightning Lane Multi Passes at Walt Disney World. Right here’s what we suggest reserving to get probably the most mileage out of Lightning Lane Multi Move service…
10. Na’vi River Journey – That is the target #1 Lightning Lane Multi Move choice at Animal Kingdom. On common, this may prevent probably the most time, particularly on reasonable or excessive crowd days when it means skipping a triple-digit wait time for Na’vi River Journey.
Strategically, we’re additionally followers of getting the earliest doable return time for Na’vi River Journey and doing Avatar Flight of Passage through the standby line throughout Early Entry. By the point you’re carried out, it is best to have the ability to hit Na’vi River Journey through the Lightning Lane after which proceed on to different points of interest–most of which can nonetheless have quick waits.
Personally, I is likely to be inclined to make this my solely Lightning Lane choice in Animal Kingdom (plus perhaps the following entry relying upon crowds). After tapping into Na’vi River Journey, you’ll be able to e-book all subsequent choices in a unique park after which use these in the course of the center of the day when standby strains are longer (assuming you need to Park Hop).
9. Kilimanjaro Safaris – If this have been a purely data-driven checklist, Kilimanjaro Safaris wouldn’t be on it. Nevertheless, I wished two choices from every park. Moreover, we haven’t but seen the gang ranges that may stress-test the Lightning Lane Multi Move system, and as soon as that occurs, I’m assured Kilimanjaro Safaris will make the reduce.
Lastly, Kilimanjaro Safaris deserves recognition from a subjective perspective. It’s necessary to get an excellent time slot for Kilimanjaro Safaris as a result of wildlife on the safari is most lively very first thing within the morning, making an earlier return time subjectively preferrable. Due to that, we like Kilimanjaro Safaris and N’avi River Journey within the earliest time slots.
It’s additionally true that the standby line for Kilimanjaro Safaris is often quick early within the morning, so utilizing the Lightning Lane then is commonly pointless. That isn’t true on 8/10 or above crowd degree days, although, there’s that. There’s additionally one thing to be stated for knocking out a couple of Lightning Lanes at Animal Kingdom earlier than 10:30 am and beginning to make subsequent choices at a completely different park.
8. Peter Pan’s Flight – Not an enormous shock for many who booked FastPass+ or Genie+ reservations prior to now! What is likely to be extra of a shock is that Peter Pan’s Flight barely makes this checklist. In truth, the information exhibits solely a slight benefit for it over Pirates of the Caribbean, which actually speaks to the ‘tier 2 troubles’ at Magic Kingdom (extra on this within the Haunted Mansion entry, which is subsequent up).
Nevertheless, we’re giving Peter Pan’s Flight the sting right here as a result of it’s a extremely shut name and that is the clearly higher Lightning Lane from a time-saving perspective. Peter Pan’s Flight is way and away the most well-liked of Magic Kingdom’s iconic Fantasyland darkish rides, with wait instances recurrently exceeding 90 minutes.
Peter Pan’s Flight additionally makes the checklist as a result of it’s going to be the default Group A variety in Magic Kingdom for just about anybody staying off-site and even some on-site company. The excellent news is that there’s ample advance and same-day availability for Peter Pan’s Flight, so although it’s a very good #1 choose at Magic Kingdom, you aren’t in poor form when you e-book it #2.
7. Haunted Mansion – Since Hatbox Ghost debuted, Haunted Mansion now has one of many prime 5 common wait instances in Magic Kingdom. However, you won’t expect to see Haunted Mansion on this checklist. In spite of everything, it beforehand had perpetual Lightning Lane availability–till park closing on most days–underneath the outdated Genie+ system.
Whereas headliners are the main focus of this checklist for apparent causes, there’s additionally restricted availability for a lot of Group B/Tier 2 points of interest. This has been occurring at each Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom, and is very noticeable with Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean. The considering is that, since everybody can choose prematurely and these are the apparent tier 2 priorities, they’re merely filling up means quicker.
There’s in all probability extra to it than that, with throttling or decreased Lightning Lane stock being one other clarification. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and Buzz Lightyear’s House Ranger Spin even have points–in actual fact, I’ve had extra issues with Pooh when subject testing LLMP, however the information doesn’t corroborate my anecdotal on-the-ground experiences.
Regardless, Haunted Mansion makes the checklist–together with the massive caveat that you just want at the least one Group B attraction in Magic Kingdom with a return time earlier than 10 am to take full benefit of the ‘rolling 3’ rule. So contemplate not reserving Haunted Mansion when you can’t get a decently early slot.
6. Toy Story Mania – Each of the following two picks make this checklist for a similar motive as Haunted Mansion–they’re the “apparent” Group B/Tier 2 choices at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. What’s inquisitive about Toy Story Mania is that it had an abundance of availability for Lightning Lanes all through the day underneath the Genie+ service.
Underneath Lightning Lane Multi Move, Toy Story Mania is restricted between 3-days and 7-days with regularity. To make sure, there’s nonetheless availability more often than not, however it’s usually with time slots after 11 am. It is a drawback for a similar motive as defined with Haunted Mansion–since you need an earlier time to reap the benefits of the ‘rolling 3’ rule.
Nevertheless, it’s an excellent larger challenge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios as a result of Slinky Canine Sprint routinely has return instances within the second half of the day. On prime of that, Toy Story Mania isn’t even probably the most tough Tier 2 LLMP. That means that you just may need hassle getting any journey reservations at DHS with a return time earlier than 10 am, which might actually restrict your availability to leverage the ‘rolling 3’ rule.
5. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror – The straightforward #1 choose from Tier/Group B. Like Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, that is an attraction that may proceed to function even when there’s downtime/protein spills in a part of the attraction, relatively than closing fully. That’s good for company–however it additionally causes wait instances to skyrocket and Lightning Lane availability to be decreased.
Suffice to say, when Tower of Terror has one elevator shaft down, it’s a prime 3 wait time in all of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. (This additionally makes same-day Lightning Lane availability/refills far much less probably.) When working at full-capacity, its rating drops–however it’s nonetheless prime 5 and firmly the #1 number of the Group B Lightning Lane Multi-Passes.
For all of those causes, we suggest reserving Tower of Terror along with your pre-arrival Lightning Lane Multi Move choices. Even when the return time isn’t ultimate, it’s simply too dangerous for our tastes to depend on a same-day journey reservation refill. You’ll have a lot better luck with that at Toy Story Mania.
4. Frozen Ever After – The clear #2 Lightning Lane at EPCOT. Relating to common wait instances, there really isn’t that a lot distinction between Frozen Ever After and Remy’s Ratatouille Journey. The hole is far bigger in the case of Lightning Lane availability.
As a result of hole between #1-2 and Soarin’ Across the World at #3, there’s additionally an affordable probability that Lightning Lane Multi-Passes for Frozen Ever After will additionally be absolutely booked at and even earlier than the 7-day mark. It actually is determined by crowd ranges and pricing. (Technically, Frozen Ever After is definitely “simpler” to e-book than Spaceship Earth or Mission House from Tier 2, however since we’re mixing information with subjective sensibility, we’re not together with these on this checklist. Getting these with early morning returns will price you extra time than it saves!)
Actually, I wouldn’t purchase LLMP at EPCOT if I couldn’t Frozen Ever After or Remy’s Ratatouille Journey. Simply one in all many circumstances that will make me inclined to move on the paid FastPass service. EPCOT’s headliners are additionally very unfold out throughout the park, so losing time backtracking is one other concern.
3. Remy’s Ratatouille Journey – With Check Observe closed till 2025, that is not simply the #1 Lightning Lane Multi-Move at EPCOT–it’s additionally the #3 choice in all of Walt Disney World. That is the latest journey in EPCOT through LLMP, it has the best common wait time, and probably the most demand for line-skipping.
Given all of that, there’s an excellent probability that pre-arrival availability for Remy’s Ratatouille Journey might be gone at and even earlier than the 3-day mark. It’ll undoubtedly be restricted when it comes to return instances. This may solely worsen throughout peak season, particularly till the Check Observe refurbishment is completed, as that headliner helps ‘cut up’ demand.
If you happen to’re staying off-site, you’ll probably be reliant upon journey reservation refills or cancellations. With that stated, when you’re staying at a Crescent Lake or Skyliner Resort, you may as an alternative go for doing this throughout Early Entry. Comparatively talking, it’s simpler.
2. Slinky Canine Sprint – For the final a number of years, Slinky Canine Sprint was the #1 Lightning Lane underneath the Genie system. Not simply in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, however all of Walt Disney World. Underneath the identical day system, it could be gone inside seconds or minutes of seven am. If you happen to didn’t have quick fingers, you may find yourself with a return time late within the day even when reserving at 7:00:00 am. Now with Lightning Lane Multi Move, it’s one of many only a few rides that typically has no availability outdoors of the 3-day window.
This is sensible. When it comes to common wait instances, Slinky Canine Sprint is arguably the LLMP most “deserving” of being a Lightning Lane Single Move. It’s newer and extra well-liked than Seven Dwarfs Mine Practice, and is the Multi Move attraction that outperforms the remainder. In truth, it comes fairly near Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance many days/weeks/months when it comes to common wait time.
In contrast to a few of the different points of interest on this checklist, take no matter return time you may get with Slinky Canine Sprint–even when it’s later within the day. You need to use your Group B choices at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for the ‘rolling 3’ rule. It’s too tough and dangerous to attain journey reservation refills for Slinky Canine Sprint, so we’d advise in opposition to playing on that.
1. Tiana’s Bayou Journey – That is the reimagined journey that replaces Splash Mountain, which was often a prime 3 Lightning Lane in Magic Kingdom, however by no means the #1 precedence. The variations are two-fold. The primary being that Tiana’s Bayou Journey is the latest journey at Walt Disney World, and something new or redone is well-liked. The brand new journey odor will ultimately put on off, however in all probability not till someday in 2025 (or on a short lived foundation when it will get chilly).
Second, Tiana’s Bayou Journey is struggling main reliability woes and intensive day by day downtime in consequence. That is undoubtedly the larger challenge, and exacerbates the aforementioned elevated reputation with decreased day by day capability. On account of these two elements, Tiana’s Bayou Journey is way and away the #1 most tough Lightning Lane Multi Move, simply surpassing Slinky Canine Sprint.
Tiana’s Bayou Journey is recurrently operating out of Lightning Lane Multi Move reservations earlier than the 7-day mark. In truth, I lately had hassle reserving it 11 days out, with restricted return instances that didn’t work for my schedule. It’s the solely attraction in all of Walt Disney World that routinely has zero LL stock past 7-days. It rating #1 isn’t even a remotely shut name.
With that stated, same-day journey reservation refills for Tiana’s Bayou Journey is usually a completely different story. As a consequence of its unpredictability and issues, Disney is clearly setting apart most Lightning Lanes for Tiana’s Bayou Journey and releasing them day-of primarily based on uptime and downtime. That means that there are Lightning Lane “drops” for Tiana’s Bayou Journey which are occurring with almost-immediate return instances.
Due to this, I’ve really opted in opposition to reserving Tiana’s Bayou Journey prematurely, as an alternative selecting an early morning window for Peter Pan’s Flight and rolling the cube on TBA. It’s a bet, however a threat that might repay large time. Thus far, that has not been the case with my in-park subject testing. I’ve had horrible outcomes with Tiana’s, to the purpose that it’s nearly derailed my day on two completely different events. However that’s one other story for one more publish.
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